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An insulator that doesn't just block electricity, it politely stores it instead.
means A material that conducts almost no current but rearranges its charges to hold electric energy, boosting capacitors.
from Coined by polymath William Whewell around 1837 for Faraday, from Greek dia (through) plus electric: the field passes through, the current doesn't.
Capacitor coreIt multiplies how much charge a capacitor holds.
Push too hardOverstressed, it breaks down and arcs spectacularly.
Hidden everywhereAir, glass, plastic, and pure water all qualify.